When you love The Beatles but also death metal

YouTuber Kmac2021 plays a tranquil version of The Beatles classic Blackbird... with a death metal twist

YouTube user Kmac2021 has released a cover version of The Beatles 1968 classic Blackbird. So far, so normal: last time we checked there were over half a million takes on the song on the site.

But Kmac2201’s version is different. Lulling the listener into a false sense of security via a sweetly pastoral introduction, the songs then… well, we’re not going to spoil the surprise. But it’s really quite something.

“This is a new metal subgenre,” suggests YouTube commenter McNasty. “It’s called Bipolarcore.”

We don’t know much about Kmac2201, but he does appear to be in two bands: a black metal/shoegaze outfit who go by the unlikely name of Kierannnn.. (with four ‘n’s), and djent metallers Colma. Both are worthy of your attention.